Charles and David Koch are billionaire brothers that run Koch Industries. They're known for their savvy investments in various sectors, but one of their investments may have flown under the radar: An investment with Bernie Madoff.
The Koch brothers invested an unknown amount of money with...

Things keep going from bad to worse in debt-swamped Puerto Rico. The island nation missed yet another round of debt payments on Monday, and many investors are concerned about the ultimate impact of a financial collapse in Puerto Rico.
In a new interview with WNYC, Puerto Rico Clearinghouse’s...

In an article out Friday, Forbes author Brad Thomas uncovered new information regarding United Development Funding IV (NASDAQ: UDF), the alleged "Ponzi-scheme" and the anonymous poster who circulated the allegation.
The piece outlined how hedge fund investor Kyle Bass recently launched a website,...

Shares of United Development Funding IV (NASDAQ: UDF) plunged 30 percent Friday morning and hit a new 52-week low of $7.05.
An unnamed author on Harvest called the company a "Texas-sized scheme."
UDF responded in a statement on Thursday, prompting the anonymous author to respond...

United Development Funding IV (NASDAQ: UDF) shares crashed more than 40 percent on Thursday afternoon after Ponzi scheme allegations circulated Wall Street.
Speaking with Benzinga, Citron Research's Andrew Left said the company appears to be a Ponzi. This follows a tweet Left made, saying...

One of the most tempting offers in the world of investing is the prospect of obtaining high returns with minimal risk. Unfortunately promises of this kind of nearly impossible combination are usually scams. "Telex Free" is a recent version of this fraud.
After being run out of Brazil after...

When it comes to investment scams, there's nothing really new under the sun. Instead, modern scams usually make use of tried and true methods from the past, with a modern twist.
As such, it is important to be familiar with some of the most popular investment scams. Here we will take a look at...

On Thursday, two prominent fraudsters were sentenced to lengthy prison terms, underscoring the seemingly epidemic levels of white collar crime in America. The prior day, former Illinois governor George Ryan was released from a federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana after serving more than 5...

Are retail traders excited for the Facebook IPO? Or do they secretly fear it?
If you listen to the mainstream media, you'll be under the impression that Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) initial public offering is slated to become the biggest of all time. Never mind the disappointing debut of Zynga (NASDAQ...

My colleague, Steven Anfield, wrote an article yesterday asking if the European traders can be trusted. Clearly, there have been a few notable cases, in which a rogue trader has managed to blow a huge hole in certain banks' balance sheets, but those are minor incidents compared to what the American...